We appreciate that if you are considering making an application for assistance from the Fund it is because you consider your need to be significant and you are likely to be anxious and stressed: we hope we can help.
We encourage you to read the following guidance and to consider them carefully when making your application to us. This is to enable us to review your application thoroughly and fairly against our criteria and to avoid our having to contact you for further information, which may make the process of reviewing your application longer than absolutely necessary.
To consider your application, we need to gather information; for these purposes we have to ask a number of questions, some of which you may find personal. Although we appreciate that this can be difficult and may feel intrusive, it is imperative that the Trustees are aware of all of the facts relating to your application in order to ensure that the Fund’s criteria are fulfilled.
All Trustees must abide by our Code of Conduct, a copy of which is available on request from the Secretary to the Fund. We are very conscious of confidentiality, particularly in a sector as small and as intricately connected as ours, so please rest assured that any information you supply to us will only be shared as necessary between the Trustees and will always be treated with absolute discretion. Please ensure you read our Data Protection Statement at the conclusion of the Application Form, which explains how we use the information you supply to us.
To qualify to apply to this charity you must either be:
It does not matter which role you have undertaken within this sector, simply that you can demonstrate that you have done so.
It should be noted that we will take length of service in the sector into account when considering applications.
We will consider your application carefully, and ask you to demonstrate, through the questions in our application form, that you are experiencing significant financial difficulties, that you are deserving of financial assistance and that you are approaching us as a last resort. Please ensure you supply all the information requested clearly and concisely for ease of assessment.
We also ask you to quantify the sum you are requesting. We are not able to do this for you – this is for you to judge and it is our expectation that you will specify how you plan to use the funds if they are granted. We may need to request further evidence or information prior to completing our assessment of your application. Please note that we only consider grants of lump sums, and not ongoing regular income/grants.
We also ask you to complete our Equality and Diversity Monitoring Questionnaire. It would be of considerable assistance to us in monitoring the implementation of our equality and diversity measures if you were to answer all of the questions on this anonymised form. However, you are under no obligation to complete the form and any failure to do so will have no detrimental effect on your application. If you do complete the form it will be sent to our Data Protection and Diversity Officer and will not be linked in any way to your application. The form explains how the data is used.
Please click on the links below for copies of the relevant forms:
If you require any reasonable adjustments to the application process, or require a blank copy of the form to be sent to you in hard copy, please contact the Secretary who will arrange this for you.
Once you have completed the above forms, please send them to our Secretary, marked Private and Confidential, at: Gary Brown (Secretary to the Fund) – gbrown@3tg.co.uk
If you would like to talk about a fundraising or sponsorship opportunity of any kind or if you are considering making an application for assistance from the Fund.
